Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Doors Open At The Munk School Of Global Affairs

I showed you the front entrance of this beautifully restored building in December (here) and luckily the building was part of the Doors Open Toronto event of a couple of weekends ago. This is the approach to the rear entrance of the building showing the tower which originally had a dome housing a telescope for the Meteorological Service of Canada but the dome was removed in 1934 and installed at another location on the U of Toronto campus. I'll show you some of the restored and modernized interior over the next few days.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click here for more signs.
P.S. I have fixed the link to the original shot.

23 comments:

PerthDailyPhoto said...

It has a definite lighthouse feel to it Pat, which makes it even more appealing to me :)

ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...

I just love the concept of Open Doors, we are seeing such great spaces through your eyes.

Karen said...

I love towers in old buidings. It's beuatifully restored!

TexWisGirl said...

well, that explains the castle-like feature. :)

Anonymous said...

Great looking brickwork, is it possible to stand where the dome once stood? Would make a great vantage point if you could!

Marleen said...

Beautiful with the round structure.

Lowell said...

What a wonderful building...love all that stone. But the tower is absolutely magnificent. I'll be looking forward to seeing some interior shots.

Anonymous said...

Such a beautiful building; nice restoration!

~Lindy

VioletSky said...

I love that we went to different places so I can still get to see some of the ones I miss each year. Now I just have to get around to posting something about my stops!

Pat said...

It reminds me of a lighthouse, too. I love the brickwork.

Gemma Wiseman said...

A solid tower with great presence as part of the building! Love that elongated glass feature on the tower!

Photo Cache said...

interesting architecture. i like the phrase "doors open"

Gerald (SK14) said...

sounds as though it's an interesting place

Deb said...

Great looking building, wonder if the tower rooms are round inside....

Jackie McGuinness said...

Totally agree Fallsview commercials are horrible!!

William Kendall said...

An impressive building!

Halcyon said...

Definitely looks nice from the outside. I need to show some of my shots from the Open Doors. I thought this was the best one yet, there were so many places to see this year!

Jack said...

This building appeals to me. I look forward to seeing more.

Randy said...

Nice looking building.

Unknown said...

an imposing building.


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Tanya Breese said...

come on in!! beautiful building!

EG CameraGirl said...

OH! This is a place I would have LOVED to have seen the inside of!

Laura. M said...

Gorgeous and strong building. Pat is very good restoration.
A kiss.